Racing Jason Hunt
After his 2006 season was cut short due to a non-racing related car accident, Jason Hunt returned rested and ready at the beginning of 2007, and then went on to win more combined races (NDRA and NHRA) and rounds than any competitor in Pro FWD. The result was a third straight NDRA Pro Outlaw FWD championship for the driver of the Matco Tools Chevy Cobalt and the building of a strong platform for the CSI Racing team as they head into 2008. Last year the 33-year-old Hunt captured NDRA victories at Dallas, Phoenix, Atco (N.J.), and twice at Budds Creek (Md.). Hunt also picked up NHRA wins at West Palm Beach (Fla.), Atco and Las Vegas. In addition, Hunt drove his Ecotec-powered Chevrolet to a national-record elapsed time at the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis and a top-speed record at the spring contest in Englishtown, N.J. The CSI Racing/Matco Tools Chevy Cobalt was a force to reckon with all season long and stayed in contention for the NHRA Pro FWD all the way to the very final contest at Pomona, Calif.
Crew chief: Charlie Shafer
Class: NOPI Pro FWD
2007 best elapsed time: 7.19 seconds (Indianapolis/NHRA)
2007 best speed: 202.64 mph (Indianapolis/NHRA)
Links:
www.myspace.com/matcotoolsracing
Flickr galleryCareer Highlights
- 2007 NDRA Pro Outlaw FWD Champion
- 2007 Wins at Dallas/NDRA, Phoenix/NDRA, Moroso/NHRA, Atco/NDRA, Budd's Creek/NDRA, Atco/NHRA, Las Vegas/NHRA, Indianapolis/NHRA2006
- 2006 NDRA Pro Outlaw FWD Champion
- 2006 Wins at Valdosta/NDRA, Englishtown/NHRA, Budds Creek/NDRA, St. Louis/NDRA, Rockingham/NDRA, Las Vegas/NHRA, Leicester/NDRA, Atco/NDRA, Budds Creek/NDRA
- 2006 Runner-up at Denver/NHRA, Epping/NDRA, West Palm Beach/NHRA
- 2005 NDRA Pro Outlaw FWD Champion
- 2005 Wins at Phoenix/NDRA, Budds Creek/NDRA, Richmond/NDRA, Rockingham/NDRA, Memphis/NDRA, Atco/NDRA, West Palm Beach/NDRA, Tampa/NDRA, Englishtown/NHRA
- 2005 Runner-up at West Palm Beach/NHRA, Atco/NHRA (Runner-up), Bristol/NDRA, St. Louis/NDRA, Norwalk/NDRA
- 2004 NDRA Turbo 4 Runner-up
NOPI Pro FWD Chevy Cobalt Information
- Full tube-frame chassis with integral roll cage
- Full carbon-fiber Cobalt body
- Front-wheel-drive
- Longitudinally-mounted ECOtec race engine
- 1450hp @ 9200rpm
- 2.16L Inline 4 cylinder
- Turbo-charged (Borg Warner) and intercooled
- 3 injectors per cylinder with FAST XFI Engine Management System
- Methanol fuel
- Xtrac race transmission with ACE slipper clutch
- Mickey Thompson 29.5 x 10.5W x 15 front racing slicks
- Mobil 1 5w30 Synthetic Oil
Personal Information and Notes
- Residence in Crofton, Md
- Enjoys riding motorcycles
